Recorded 1929–1991 Girls' name Peak 1970 886 births

Jeaneen — girls' name

886 babies named Jeaneen in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s851940s1051950s1551960s2351970s2081980s881990s5
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Jeaneen was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

33 babies were named Jeaneen in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeaneen

The Social Security Administration has registered 886 babies named Jeaneen between 1929 and 1991, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jeaneen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeaneen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jeaneen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeaneen in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeaneen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 886 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jeaneen at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

886

Since 1929

63 years of records

Peak year

1970

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1929

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1991

Jeaneen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1929

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
33
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
010203040 199119801972196419561948194019311929 5

Jeaneen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
235 births that decade — 27% of Jeaneen's all-time total
1920s51930s851940s1051950s1551960s2351970s2081980s881990s5

Jeaneen by state

Where Jeaneen concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jeaneen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 1.2%
#2 California
10 1.1%
#3 Illinois
10 1.1%
#4 Michigan
5 0.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.6%
New York share of Jeaneen's total US births 1.2%
Even split

11 of 886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeaneen?
886 babies have been named Jeaneen since 1929. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1970 with 33 births.
When was Jeaneen most popular?
Jeaneen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Jeaneen most popular?
The top states for the name Jeaneen are New York (11 births), California (10 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Jeaneen been used?
Jeaneen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 63 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Jeaneen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jean, Jeanette, Jeanne, Jeannette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.